Still Discussing the Cheney Quail Incident
Posted by Moonage on 20 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: National Politics
This is the topic that will NOT go away. I’ve yet to even figure why it’s being discussed much at all in the very first place. I took a poll here, about 80% think it’s not a story. Granted, my polls probably won’t affect national opinion, but larger ones are coming to pretty much the same conclusion. Time Magazine took a poll that showed Cheney’s unpopularity pretty much exactly where it’s always been. Regardless, this Sunday, Hillary Clinton ( and others ) once again had to discuss the non-incident that it was:
"I think the White House should have said something about it sooner," Clinton said. "I think that it’s gotten a little more light than it would have because the administration has an enormous penchant for secrecy for not telling anybody anything about anything."
Now, if I had been sitting there, I think I would have said something to the effect of: "This is such a non-incident, why are you asking ME about this now? Huh? Can’t think of anything else? I’ve not done anything myself worth discussing?"
And that folks, is the problem the Democrats seem to be having in a nutshell. Nothing is about them right now. Reacting to what others do is not what gets people talking about what you do. Hillary may be stumping for a shot at the presidency, but she’s not going anywhere by gossiping about others.
And to be fair, Foxnews ( and others ) was discussing it this morning on my way to work. Now, the issue has become debating how much of a non-issue this non-issue was in the first place politically, and why this non-issue is being debated on the merits of non-worthiness.
- Technorati Time Magazine, Dick Cheney, Hillary Clinton
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